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Reduce macOS menu bar icon spacing + Darwin CI validation #55

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Reduce macOS menu bar icon spacing on Darwin hosts
claude Apr 3, 2026
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Add Darwin configuration validation to CI
claude Apr 3, 2026
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Run Darwin CI only on PRs and add Nix store caching
claude Apr 3, 2026
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35 changes: 34 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/validate.yml
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name: Validate NixOS Configurations
name: Validate Nix Configurations

on:
push:
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extra_nix_config: |
experimental-features = nix-command flakes

- name: Cache Nix store
uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v8

- name: Run flake check
working-directory: nixos
run: nix flake check
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run: |
echo "Building home-lab..."
nix build .#nixosConfigurations.home-lab.config.system.build.toplevel --dry-run

validate-darwin:
name: Validate Darwin configurations
if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
runs-on: macos-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Install Nix
uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
with:
nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
extra_nix_config: |
experimental-features = nix-command flakes

- name: Cache Nix store
uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v8

- name: Validate dungeon
working-directory: nixos
run: |
echo "Building dungeon..."
nix build .#darwinConfigurations.dungeon.config.system.build.toplevel --dry-run

- name: Validate moria
working-directory: nixos
run: |
echo "Building moria..."
nix build .#darwinConfigurations.moria.config.system.build.toplevel --dry-run
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions nixos/modules/darwin/common.nix
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echo "NOTE: There are manual steps that may need to be applied for an initial setup."
echo " See nixos/modules/darwin/README.md"
echo ""

# Reduce spacing between menu bar icons to fit more items
# https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618946
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 2
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding -int 2
'';

# nix-darwin state version
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